December 31: Gersons bungle helps flesh out the gloom of Krugmans year-ender

December 24: Why dont American kids lead the world? A minion should ponder the pastDecember 23: Matthews knew he must ignore Bill Turques front-page reportDecember 22: Why do our Catholic schools do so well, a prize minion clownishly askedDecember 21: When Chris met Michelle, he quickly attacked those infernal teachers unionsDecember 20: Two of our billionaire lords’ biggest tools played some Hardball last week

December 17: Tavernise fawned about Baltimores schools. From this, we take three basic lessonsDecember 16: House Democrats have screeched and yelled. So why is their own plan so soft?December 15: The other side has screeched and fawned. But then again, so has oursDecember 14: Gene Robinson flipped on the middle-class cuts, maintaining his standing on cableDecember 13: Bernie Sanders (finally) got it right! But so did David Brooks

December 10: Its bad for the world when our MVP sounds like Rachel and KODecember 9: Rachel and KO and solons oh my! Can someone please send back the clownsDecember 8: Casting herself as Alonsos booster, Tavernise extends a long, hoary traditionDecember 7: Over and over, Alonso is praised in ways which dont really make much senseDecember 6: Americas children cant read, write or reason. Neither can New York Times journalists

December 3: Eve Arden wasnt a whiz with math. How about David Brooks?December 2: Even at this late date, the Post and the Times cant agree on the most basic numbersDecember 1: In the Post, reporters recalled The Great Condit Chaseand they protected the guildNovember 30: If we require it, they will succeed, the New York Times eds still insistNovember 29: In a surprising report, the Posts ombudsman makes an astounding suggestion

November 23: We head off to the sweet sunny southand Frank Rich says Palin could winNovember 22: Almost half the country agreedunless you were reading Charles Blow

November 19: Maddow praised herself to the skies. We think she should tell it to LemonNovember 18: Maddow kept informing Stewart about her own pure motivesNovember 17: Rachel rejected Jons distinction. Which part of The Comedy Channel doesnt she understand?November 16: Stewart compared The One True Channel to Fox. It went to the cutting-room floorNovember 15: In essence, Marcus said Krugman is childish. But then, so did everyone else

November 12: Joan Walsh is writing a thoughtful book. Who will stand and speak?November 11: Coloring nicely within the lines, the Morning Joe gang praised the lordsNovember 10: Maddow doesnt understand politics, as she made clear Monday nightNovember 9: The same day we saw The Social Network, we gazed upon Newsweeks listNovember 8: More and more, Maddow apes Fox. Heres why we find it offensive

November 5: Crackpot Bachmann did it again. But then again, so did Gene RobinsonNovember 4: Who keeps disinforming Kristofs friend? Why wont anyone say?November 3: We the people redid 94. We may have been dumber this timeNovember 2: Americas fatuous New Elites keep serving the plutocrats interestsNovember 1: Collins, Blow and Kristof spoke. Did they speak for a New Elite?

October 29: The world is crawling with New Elites, even if Benen wont say soOctober 28: Liberals swear that Murrays elites dont exist. But we see their fruits all aroundOctober 27: My remark was thoughtless, the NPR chief said. But that was Murrays pointOctober 26: As liberals snarked at Murrays thesis, we saw its effects all aroundOctober 25: Many years later, NPR unloads one of its hacks

October 20-22: Rachel Maddows absurd report raises a troubling questionOctober 19: Sometimes, The Crazy is just The Crazy. Except when progressives chatOctober 18: The Post continues to clown for Rhee. When did our culture go wrong?

October 15: In the wake of a sorry blog post, we offer the Ezra Klein ChallengeOctober 14: Klein and Rhee penned a manifesto. A Post reader took it apartOctober 13: Miller is fervent about a reform. But would his hot new approach work?October 12: Teachers knew that something was wrong. Great gods like Joel Klein didntOctober 11: Matt Millers puzzling piece in the Post raises a cosmic question

October 8: On page one, the New York Times bungles again. Why cant the Times read, write or cipher?October 7: Brooks and Collins blathered about a problem they dont understandOctober 6: If we want to survive Davis Guggenheims film, we should do eight or nine thingsOctober 5: The Post prays for a great debate. Well offer eight prescriptionsOctober 4: The U. S. finished 21st on a science test. When we break down the scores, we start to see why

October 1: NBC News flew off to Finland, as legions of rubes did beforeSeptember 30: Rehema Ellis lied through her teeth about our glorious historySeptember 29: Does Brian Williams know shit from shinola? On Sunday, he pimped very hardSeptember 28: All good journalists knew the script about our villainous teachersSeptember 27: Journalists dont know squat about schools. For starters, lets grade Richard Cohen

September 24: Why are tax issues hard for Dems? Consider what Meyerson didSeptember 23: What explains Obamas approach? When it comes to federal taxation, we have no liberal politicsSeptember 22: On Monday, E. J. Dionne played dumb. On Tuesday, along came CohenSeptember 21: A remarkable tape from 1997 shows us the shape of our worldSeptember 20: Kristof knows the rules of the guild. Big players dont challenge Fox

September 17: Who do we liberals love to hate? The clerk in a grocery storeSeptember 16: Matt Bai joined Lawrence ODonnell and Lady Collins in driving the plutocrats warSeptember 15: When it comes to that thirty-year war, the biggest clowns have been usSeptember 14: In a fascinating post, Digby describes the carnage from a thirty-year warSeptember 13: Josh Marshall was very bright at the start. By now, hes gone thoroughly tribal

September 10: Liberal world to black kids: Drop dead! Wed call it the triumph of politicsSeptember 9: Score gains by Hispanic students make a sick joke of Bob SamuelsonSeptember 8: Samuelson lied about black kids. Chait had no ideaSeptember 7: Leonhardt and Klein are the brightest and best. They bungled the hottest new topic

September 3: Dr. King wrote an astonishing book. Can liberals respect that books author?September 2: Ed Schultz kept up the onslaught, rejecting someones words and beliefsSeptember 1: How many liberals would admire Dr. King? At this point, were not really sureAugust 31: When the Nation reported the state of the schools, the scamming was quite generalAugust 30: When no one cares about black kids, omissions like Chaits will occur

August 27: What is happening nationwide? The Times bungled that topic tooAugust 26: New York Citys achievement gaps remain. But achievement itself is upAugust 25: Tom Friedman types a standard piece. Does Tom Friedman care about black kids?August 24: New Yorks test score have been thrown down the drain. Somehow, the experts surviveAugust 23: Parents howled about New Yorks schoolsbut high, lofty liberals dont care

August 21: The Post lets us know what Dr. King thinks about the Park51 projectAugust 20: When conservatives say the trust fund aint real, you should just name Ronald ReaganAugust 19: Krugman warns about big cuts, then tackles a thirty-year scamAugust 18: Maureen Dowd says everyone knows. Digby says nobody caresAugust 17: Mike Hatchell think SS wont be therein part, due to Simpsons conAugust 16: Olbermanns guest voiced a common concernSocial Security may not be there by the time he retires

August 13: Liberal gods dropped bombs on the rabble after reviewing some pollsAugust 12: Embellishing facts every step of the way, a young liberal conquers his fearAugust 11: Why might someone ban the bomb? Digby seemed to askAugust 10: Only the rabble are ever at fault when Dean throws the R-bomb aroundAugust 9: Glenn Beck called his shot last week as he drew a reaction from Walsh

August 6: Krugman name-called Ryans planand the Washington Post along with itAugust 5: Weigel typed a pleasing claim. Too bad the claim wasnt accurateAugust 4: Three liberals criticized Kurtzs piece. They started with silly semanticsAugust 3: We liberals simply arent all that, although we cant make ourselves noticeAugust 2: A truly gruesome act of bad faith has passed with little comment

July 30: Three top pundits played Whos on firstand captured the state of the cultureJuly 29: Howard Dean had a good ideaand no clue about basic factsJuly 28: Gingrich played the fool about race. But so did some liberal leadersJuly 27: What exactly does racism mean? Who exactly has it?July 26: Gerson said the right has been wrongand the left as well

July 23: Thirty years into this dumbest debate, we think Mitch McConnells sincereJuly 22: Wallace and Crowley were thoroughly flummoxed by the worlds dumbest ideaJuly 21: How does the dumbest idea survive? The answer starts with usJuly 20: Plainly, its the worlds dumbest idea. How has it prevailed?July 19: Alexander, Kristof and Walsh get it wrongand Milbank gets it right

July 15: Lady Collins made us think of Carol Leifers old jokeJuly 14: Jon Kyl engaged in some clownish old cant. In part, the fault lies in usJuly 13: Three anchorsSchieffer, BillO and KOhave been sound asleep in the woodsJuly 12: We thought of Nixon when the Times reviewed the Climategate flap

July 10: In a constant search for perfection, we have changed one wordJuly 9: Liberals once hated those dead intern tales. Now, the tales come from usJuly 8: Sometimes, accusers make sh*t up. The press didnt want you to know thatJuly 7: The mainstream press corps has learned a few things. We liberals, perhaps not so muchJuly 6: Dowd is a cancer on the nation. What havent liberals said so?

July 2: David Brooks had 800 words. A great deal was left unsaidJuly 1: Weigel fawned at Breitbarts site, then got rolled out in prime timeJune 30: Brooks mentioned cable TV, and the Net. But he forgot Lady DowdJune 29: We were enraged by what Palin had said–until we clicked the linkJune 28: Journalists never trash the press corps. But last Friday, David Brooks did

June 25: How should liberals explain the trust fund? Paul Krugmans debunking falls shortJune 24: We liberals need to save ourselves. Can Keith Olbermann do it?June 23: What are Arkansas voters like? Liberals ought to askJune 22: Bob Herbert is disappointed too. But is his complaint realistic?June 21: Jonathan Chait rolled his eyes at Maddow, creating a crisis of competence

June 18: Palin misstated, but KO did too. Welcome to tribal cableJune 17: The dumbness which followed Obamas address was dumbness for the agesJune 16: The Orley Taitz of the Clinton-Gore years is appalled by Taitz herselfJune 15: If anyone can get Angle elected, well guess that the bad Rachel canJune 14: The Washington Post was strangely selective as it recalled major gaffes

June 11: The New York Times ponders Boxers hair. But Gabriel nails a real issueJune 10: Orly Taitz is a flat-out nut. But then again, so is Chris MatthewsJune 9: Timothy Egan pulled out The Card, showing us how liberals flounderJune 8: The scandal culture is dragging us down. It dates back to poor Gary HartJune 7: Adam Nagourney went easy on Kirk, then talked about Clinton and Gore

June 4: Old patterns could return, some liberals warn. Other libs seem to embrace themJune 3: Gail Collins is hot for more sexand sobs can be heard at the PostJune 2: As troubling patterns return in the press, Josh kisses asses of powerJune 1: The gods used Mark Kirk to send us a clue about the New York Times

May 28: Herbert shows how city kids can prosperif theyre bright enoughMay 27: Career liberals acted like Serious People when the Times did it againMay 26: Chris Hayes corrected a groaning error bywho else?the New York TimesMay 25: Weve been called away from our desk once again! But dont ignore sick Andy SerwerMay 24: The public editor is a big liar too, if judged by his own papers standards

May 21: Markos Moulitsas was shocked, just shocked, to think that the Times could be wrongMay 20: Mika and Joe play a sick game, embellishing the script about BlumenthalMay 19: Lindsey Graham was judged by one set of rules. Richard Blumenthal must play by anotherMay 18: Reporters love these Vietnam tales. Well suggest that the reader bewareMay 17: Christopher Edley is better than you, if he does say so himself

May 14: Kagans friends keep telling us rubes to defer to their wonderful judgmentMay 12: Tea Party supporters looked shaky on race. But so did Tea Party opponentsMay 11: ALL OPERATIONS DELAYED! Perhaps until tomorrowMay 10: On the day Bob Bennett got kicked to the curb, Charles Blow sang a favorite old tune

May 7: In a remarkable pair of posts, Digby helps us recall the truth about someones favoriteMay 6: Were still amazed at the childish things our celebrity journalists doMay 5: The Tea Party movement hates white people too! Just ask Robert BennettMay 4: Does Rich ever know what hes talking about? Liberals should be concernedMay 3: When Tapper’s panel discussed that new law, an unhelpful pattern emerged

April 30: David Brooks refuses to speak. E. J. Dionne gives him coverApril 29: When S. E. Cupp sat down with the Lamb, The Dumb was all aroundApril 28: On Glenn Becks show, Cass Sunstein loves Mao. Why wont David Brooks say so?April 27: In a clueless column, David Brooks rolls over and dies for The DumbApril 26: A lengthy profile of Mike Allen reveals the worlds greatest problem

April 21: As history beckons, we make a plan to peruse the direction of timeApril 20: The Tea Party people cant beat us, Dionne types. He must have a death wish tooApril 19: If Rich and Blow didnt exist, the RNC would have to invent them

April 16: Voters deserve to hear the full truth about that catchy new songApril 15: Dee Williams has been misled by talk radio. Gwen Ifill doesn't much careApril 14: Leonhardt responds, with lightning speed, to the latest talk-radio folk songApril 13: The Pulitzer folk have come a long way, movin on up from DowdApril 12: Maddow runs us rubes again, this time about filibusters

April 9: Cohen played a race card, reminding us how we were wrongApril 8: Because we’ve Been There, we can offer a few real-world suggestionsApril 7: Ravitchs claims are highly persuasive. Until you look at the dataApril 6: Our analysts thought of Chance the Gardner as Ravitch changed course on the schoolsApril 5: For many years, Diane Ravitch was wrong. Now, she has joined our own tribe

April 2: Maddows guest described smart, savvy players. They get little trouble from usApril 1: Gail Collins did something useful todayif you have faith in Gail CollinsMarch 31: Gingrich explained the death of a child. Yesterday, we followed suitMarch 30: Colbert King’s column made us think of the last century’s bigotsMarch 29: The Parson cleared his thoughtful throat and made a high-minded error

March 26: Welsh describes a failing faculty in his most important work yetMarch 25: As Dillon recorded the latest NAEP scores, your HOWLER kept getting resultsMarch 24: Cohen and Herbert are very upset. We can recall what they didMarch 23: On Sunday, the lunacy took a defeat. Gormleys book recalls the day when it took controlMarch 22: Our MVP goes a bit tribal today. To us, its not a good sign

March 20: Explain that, Lehrer said to Shields. Fat chance, our analysts saidMarch 19: Brother Matthews sold you smack all through an astounding programMarch 18: Remember deeming? In todays Times, the process has been disappearedMarch 17: Anderson Cooper played the fool, with back-up from Lady StoddardMarch 16: How much are American journalists paid? Kaus answers Solomons questionMarch 15: We were surprised by a factual claim about the Senate abortion provision

March 12: Where Krugman sees a pretty good bargain, we see an unexplained scandalMarch 11: Senator Conrad explained, two times. Macaque-like confusion obtainedMarch 10: Why would Nelson’s two checks kill the deal? MacGillis didn’t try to explainMarch 9: Fearlessly, we took The Klein Challenge concerning The Ben Nelson LanguageMarch 8: Orrin Hatch had a very long list of complaints. Until Rachel Maddow played you

March 6: A tree house grows in Baltimore. Plus, an uplifting pre-Oscar tributeMarch 5: Bob Herbert typed an old novel. A writer of childrens books balkedMarch 4: Why does Pam Stout reject sound ideas? Our highest Lord Packer explainsMarch 3: One baggers resistance to sound ideas apparently came from Tom SowellMarch 2: Facts can be elusive things. Just check Seans clear explanationMarch 1: Steve Benen marveled at one machine, but averted his gaze from another

February 26: Keep explaining, Times editors said, misunderstanding the cultureFebruary 25: Rachel Maddows crusade has been a dumb, dishonest messFebruary 24: Kucinich is a big hypocrite too, Anderson Cooper saidFebruary 23: Obama should clearly explain, the Times says. Havent we tried that before?February 22: Voters think The Stim was the pits. How does our side do it?

February 19: Why is it easy to beat our side? Wisely, Dionne askedFebruary 18: When con men peddle flat-earth tales, someone should tell the peopleFebruary 17: With masterful dumbness, Tom Friedman asks if we can have real debateFebruary 16: An expert said the earth is round in John Broders hapless reportFebruary 15: Afraid to call Hannity what he is, John Broder made Krugman a prophet

February 12: Horrible numbers emerged from that poll. What do those numbers mean?February 11: A loaded question in a new poll helps show how news worksFebruary 10: Most of us are dummies too. How do we get like that?February 9: Bookstores offer titles for dummies. Our press corps should work the same wayFebruary 8: Your country is dying, Krugman warns. KO keeps driving the process

February 5: As George Will set a new fact in stone, Ron Brownstein pimped Senator RyanFebruary 4: Paul Ryan is very smart, our baboon said. Their baboon said something strongerFebruary 3: Obama failed to answer Ryanunless you watched Keith and RachelFebruary 2: Gimme an O, three cheerleaders cried, fawning and pandering hardFebruary 1: Why did Obamas session seem smart? Consider Hardballs discussion

January 29: Friedman begged for adults only. Across the page, there sat DowdJanuary 28: Sally Quinn describes the price (certain) presidents pay if they dont play well with the localsJanuary 27: On the seventh day, we tried to figure why we can't get on-lineJanuary 26: Bob Herbert has good points to make. Instead, he gins a demonJanuary 25: Everyone wants a commission on debt! Last year, heres what Krugman said

January 22: Olbermann did something right. We recalled actual historyJanuary 21: Do we progressives still like the people? Frustrated minds want to knowJanuary 20: In theory, defeat can be instructive. Some reactions, churned up last nightJanuary 19: Charles Blow, playing the race card again, shows how progressives flounderJanuary 18: A profile describes how a major pol is viewed inside suffering Haiti

January 15: Haiti suffers under vast burdens. Among the worlds developed nations, arent we a bit like that?January 14: It's easy to be hard on a candidate when novelists pick-and-choose talesJanuary 13: A pundit cult chooses a few magic moments from a long White House campaignJanuary 12: As pundits failed to explain an offense, we thought of that famous old cultJanuary 11: Krugman pens an important columnand fury surrounds Harry Reid

January 8: Bogey and Bergman will always have Paris. Well always have health care reformJanuary 7: Next time around, progressives should push the other moral argumentJanuary 6: If we want stronger reform the next time, we have to start telling the peopleJanuary 5: After health care reform, well need health care reform! How can we win the next time?January 4: The New York Times pimped familiar old pap, right in the new years first letter